Milestones

Was never a good student, but decided that rather than becoming “the dumb kid,” he’d become “the bad kid.”

As a result, he was on good terms with his school principal, whose office he was visiting constantly.

He was later diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD.

When he got to Brown University, he learned that one in five people have a learning or attention issue.

Once he realized he wasn’t alone, he was struck with a desire to find “his people,” the learning and attention issues community.

He started a support group at Brown and word soon spread to nearby schools; suddenly, hundreds of students were emailing him wanting to join his “club.”

David realized he couldn’t just leave his project behind, and decided to dedicate his post-grad life to building “Project Eye-to-Eye” into a national movement.

Says he’s driven by his love of learning, and his passion is to make sure that every kid can learn in an environment that best fits their needs.

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Education

High School

BachelorEducation, GeneralBrown University

BachelorPsychology, GeneralBrown University

GraduateDisability StudiesColumbia University in the City of New York

Career

Founder / CEO

I lead the country's only national non-profit created, run by and for people with Learning and Attention Issues.

Career Roadmap

My work combines:

My work combines:

Education

Non-Profit Organizations

Teaching / Mentoring

Day to Day

As a founder and CEO, I spend most of my time meeting, emailing, and calling people. It's a lot of organizational and administrative type work. I also sit on three national nonprofit boards and serve various functions with them. I am also often reading, researching, and writing for books and conferences. I regularly speak to audiences ranging from students and educators to social entrepreneurs, policy makers, and corporate leaders.

Skills & Qualities Beyond School

I believe strongly in giving a few years of service in organizations like Teach for America or City Year if you are focused in education or other service organizations if you are not.

Advice for Getting Started

Here's the first step for everyone

Stay open to the possibilities that present themselves. Share your story! Engage others in sharing theirs. Together we can all change the world. Never stop building community/networking. Be passionate about what you do but also have other passions that allow you to regenerate your creativity.

Recommended Education

My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:

BachelorEducation, General

BachelorPsychology, General

GraduateDisability Studies

Hurdles

The Noise I Shed

From Myself:

"How did I get in to college? Someone must have made a mistake."

Once I got accepted to college, a part of me thought that I was cured, but I wasn't. I started learning more about people like me and realized their were so many with the same problems as me. I had to accept that I don't have a learning disability, I am just a person that learns differently.

Challenges I Overcame

Learning Issues

Learning Issues

I have dyslexia and ADHD. Growing up I was always called the "dumb kid" or "bad kid" because no one knew what was wrong with me.